I'm finally starting to feel better. Jo is obviously feeling better. Hubby is even feeling a little better. Can I get an AMEN??

Don't get me wrong, I'm still coughing and blowing my nose constantly, but that's just the after effects of this little (not so little, probably worst I've had in a long time!) cold. 

The agenda today:

• Clean kitchen (like really clean not just wipe the counters) and our bathroom upstairs. We've had fruit flies from some spoiled tomatoes and I feel like they are living off of the grime on our counters. I mean why are they still here? I threw that food away earlier this week. Go away.
• Vacuum upstairs
• Sweep upstairs
• diaper washing
• Sam's Club run (ha, like it's ever quick on a Saturday)
• Make chili
• Make pumpkin bread

What do you think? Doable? I have like 2 hours to do all of it except the Sam's club run. Here we go!

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Baby #2 Update - 37 weeks

How far along: 37 weeks

How big is baby: Average size: 18.9-20.9 inches, 6.2-9.2 lb.

Weight gain/loss: As of my last appointment, I didn't gain this week (but I'm sure I have by now).

Maternity clothes: Real clothes are maternity but I still sneak into my regular sweats and t shirts (oversized of course)

Stretch marks: No new ones!

Sleep: I've been sick all week so sleep has been a joke for the most part. I'm up so often either getting water, going to the bathroom, or taking meds that I doubt I'm really getting quality sleep.

Diet/Cravings/Aversions: I wasn't hungry earlier this week, so just water and cough drops... but now that my appetite is back, I'm still loving chocolate (chocolate milk especially - something I never have) and oranges.

Exercise: Nothing extraordinary. Being sick really got in the way of this.

Gender: Girl!

Movement: She's getting to the point where she feels too big to be in there much longer. Some of her movements hurt and I have to nudge her back to her "spot". It's so fun to feel constant movement and to have that reassurance that she's doing great.

The belly: So big, especially because she hasn't dropped down yet. Once she does I know I'll be a teeny bit more comfortable and I won't look so gigantic.

What I'm loving: No back pain and not too bad ligament pain, mostly because I've spent so much time resting this week.

What I miss: Coffee, diet coke, bending over, sleeping (deep real sleep!) 

Symptoms: braxton hicks contractions are getting more intense. I"ll take em! That means my body is starting to prepare for labor and that makes me oh so happy.

The nursery: Pretty much ready. We'll be setting up the bassinet in our room this weekend (!!) and doing a few other things in preparation.

What's different/the same this time: I'm still not swollen and I'm busy enough to not be thinking about it obsessively. Don't get me wrong, I'm doing the preparations and thinking about it a lot, just not as much. 

Best moment of the week: Finally, finally Hubby got to really feel her moving and kicking. She gets so shy around him but this time he just waited her out and got to feel her for a good 10 minutes. It was awesome.

Last appointment details: My midwife wasn't impressed that I didn't gain weight and she was measuring a week behind. She said I could take some cold medication (that she approved) to help heal up and my assignment was to get healthy and eat a little more. I'm working on it but this cold is hard to kick! She also checked me and said that I am thinning but that the baby still needs to drop. Since I need to recover from this cold first, that's fine with both of us that she's not in position quite yet! Hopefully there will be some improvement by this coming Monday, when my next appointment is.

Next appointment: Monday morning

37 Weeks

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Just day by day

It's been rough over here. We were hit with the mega of all colds and it's.not.going.away. It's actually worse than before, so there's that. 

On Saturday, Josie's eye started pussing up so we immediately brought her to the walk-in clinic. As in, within two hours of it starting, we had a prescription in hand to get rid of it. Thank God we did that, because she was no longer showing any symptoms of pink eye the next day. I can't imagine fighting this cold that we both have and having to deal with that.

We cough. and cough and cough and cough. We blow our noses, we cry, we scream, we attempt naps. It's not so fun around here. 

I had another midwife appt yesterday. She said that I didn't gain any weight and the baby is measuring a week behind. Her guess (mostly likely dead on) is that with my cold I lost my appetite so I've dropped my caloric intake a whole bunch. Assignment? Eat more, sleep more, get better before labor starts! 

Baby hasn't dropped down yet, so she's not coming today (tee hee, like I expected that). But that's good news right now. I do not want to be in labor with this cold. I am fearful that it will take weeks to go away, because of how strong it is. I'm being pessimistic but seriously. I feel soooo gross right now.

I have to go grocery shopping today. Let's hope we survive it, yes?



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